Asia in Pictures

Nov. 7, 2012 10:01 p.m. ET

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The sister of police official Hilal Haider stood near a vehicle that was damaged in a suicide attack in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday. The explosion killed the senior investigator and a number of his colleagues.
Fayaz Aziz/Reuters…

A soldier tried to prevent photos from being taken in Tiananmen Square in Beijing Wednesday. The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is set to convene in the capital on Thursday to usher in new leadership.
Lintao Zhang/Getty Images…

A protester crouched down in front of riot police during a rally by hundreds of villagers from Phnom Penh's Boeung Kak area as they appealed the court to help release two villagers in Cambodia, Wednesday.
Heng Sinith/Associated Press…

Tourists from across the country and local residents watched the national flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square on Wednesday, one day ahead of the opening of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
Jin Liwang/Xinhua/Zuma Press…

Workers from the U.S. Embassy loaded a cardboard cutout of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney into a truck at the Imperial Hotel in New Delhi Wednesday. The embassy had organized an event to mark the U.S. presidential election. Mr. Obama was re-elected.
Kevin Frayer/Associated Press…

A Hindu woman covered herself and her child in a blanket amid the morning cold as she arrived to take a dip in the River Ganges in Allahabad, India, Wednesday.
Rajesh Kumar Singh/Associated Press…